An exceptionally expressive coffee from Santa Mónica, crafted through Jairo Arcila’s innovative Honey + Wine Yeast fermentation. This profile delivers explosive aromatics of lychee, rosé wine, and floral tones wrapped in a sweet, silky structure. A limited reserve coffee, roasted exclusively to order to ensure peak freshness and a cup that reflects both precision and origin brilliance.
Variety:
Castillo 
Origin: Colombia
Process: Infused with Fruits
Cupping Score By Q-Grader: 88,5
Crop Year: 2025
Santa Mónica is one of the flagship farms of Jairo Arcila—a producer who has reshaped the Colombian coffee landscape through innovation, precision, and fearless experimentation. With deep agricultural expertise and access to exceptional raw cherries, Jairo develops advanced processing techniques that consistently yield coffees of remarkable clarity and identity. This lot undergoes a Honey process enhanced with wine yeast, a fermentation that intensifies the fruit character of the Castillo varietal. Controlled micro-fermentation cultivates notes of lychee, floral nectars, and rosé wine. The result is a clean, multi-layered cup with effervescent acidity and a velvet-like sweetness, reminiscent of fine sparkling beverages. We chose this coffee because it represents the most artistic side of Jairo’s craft: the ability to transform a cherry into a sensory narrative. At Handpickers, we seek coffees that balance science with emotion—and this lot shines with purity, vibrancy, and a modern expression of Colombian terroir.
Recipe: 15g coffee → 250ml water → 93°C → 2:10–2:30 A filter cup that highlights lychee brightness, sparkling wine acidity, and a clean, elegant flor
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Castillo grown at altitude, handpicked at peak ripeness for maximum sweetness.
Honey process combined with wine yeast fermentation for amplified fruit character and aromatic depth.
Slow drying on raised beds to build structure and clarity; meticulous sorting for uniformity.
Moisture stabilized at ~10–11% and exported under strict traceability and quality controls.
Lightell 71, roasted only to order for peak freshness. Ideal for pour-over extraction.
